PS Prince of Wales (1886)
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History | |
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Name | 1886–1896: P.S. Prince of Wales |
Owner | 1886–1896: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Operator | 1886–1896: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Port of registry | ![]() |
Route | 1886–1896: Belfast – Fleetwood |
Builder | Barrow-in-Furness |
Launched | 20 February 1886 |
Fate | Sold 1896, sunk 1907 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 1,429 gross register tons (GRT) |
PS Prince of Wales was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1886 to 1896.[1]
History
She was deployed on the Fleetwood to Belfast services. She was the last paddle steamer built by the railway companies for cross channel traffic.
In 1896 she was sold and moved to Spain.
References
- ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from February 2018
- Use British English from February 2018
- Ship infoboxes without an image
- 1886 ships
- Passenger ships of the United Kingdom
- Steamships
- Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness
- Ships of the London and North Western Railway
- Ships of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
- Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom